MacOS

macOS (previously Mac OS X, then OS X) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac family of computers.. zsh is the default shell replacing Bash since October 2019.

Resources

• macOS: How to create a folder
• pkgutil software package management tool
• homebrew software package management tool
• Install additional software using homebrew package management software and /brew/ command.
• launchd init and operating system service management daemon for MacOS. Path: /Library/LaunchAgents/

sudo launchctl load YOUR_NEW_SERVICE.plist
sudo launchctl start com.XXXX.YOUR_NEW_SERVICE

• Create a user from command line: sysadminctl -addUser YOUR_USERNAME
• Display your DNS configuration in macOS running: scutil --dns
• Sleep your macOS from command line:pmset sleepnow
• Enable ssh from command line:

Enable: sudo systemsetup -setremotelogin on

Disable: sudo systemsetup -setremotelogin off

Status: sudo systemsetup -getremotelogin

Commands

• defaults
• system_profiler
• ifconfig
• networksetup
• hdiutil disk image manipulation tool
• AppleScript: osascript. Example: osascript -e 'display notification "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" with title "Title"'
• pbcopy Copy to clipboard
• mdfind finds files matching a given query. Similar to locate command in Linux.

Software

• Virtualization: VMware Fusion

See Also

• OS: Linux, macOS, Windows, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, AIX, Hypervisor, Hyper-converged infrastructure, VxWorks, RTOS, Integrity

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